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NC Senate District 18

Unofficial result: Won — Haseeb Fatmi (Democratic)

Source: er.ncsbe.gov

State Senate District 18; North Carolina
My vote power: High

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Brad Hessel

Lost

Libertarian

Brad Hessel founded the knowledge-management consultancy Intelledgement in 1999 and has lived in Raleigh since 1992. He was treasurer of the Wake County Libertarian Party and executive director of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina, and holds a Brown University degree.

Chris Stock

Lost

Republican

Chris Stock is a Wake Forest attorney and lobbyist who runs a solo practice and was in-house general counsel for a government-affairs firm. He earlier worked as a legislative aide in the North Carolina General Assembly and graduated from NC State.

Haseeb Fatmi

Won

Democratic · Incumbent

Haseeb Fatmi is a labor and employment attorney, of counsel at Ogletree Deakins in Raleigh, elected to the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners in 2025 and appointed to the North Carolina Senate in May 2026. He holds degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and Fordham.

Sources: wral.com · ballotpedia.org